Mallory and Everest, a family affair
Some men cast shadows that linger for generations after their death. George Mallory was such a man. While researching my one man play
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Good Reads for Bad Days
I’m writing this in the little blip that exists in all our lives between Christmas and new Year. It’s like a temporary truce
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The Downhill Mountaineering Club
Part two of my Glencoul odyssey Sometimes you know in advance that things are not going to go your way. My plan is
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The Boobs of Glencoul
It’s dark and I’m miles from anywhere in one of the Highland’s remotest glens, Glencoul, and the bothy in nowhere to be seen.
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Beaten Up on Ben Nevis
The next thing I know I’m sprawled on my back in the heather. A few moments ago, or so it seems, I was
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Fantastic Cairngorm Journey
I survived! I had a wonderful two days trip in the Cairngorms. Listen to the audio blog here http://johndburns.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-05T01_18_05-07_00 Lots of photos coming
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The most serious walk in Britain?
I realise I must have lapsed into unconsciousness as the icy downwash from the rescue helicopter, hovering above, brings me round. Peering through
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The demise of the mountain bothy
There is something special in the stillness of a winter’s night, when frost renders the burns silent and dusts the grass with transient
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Exploding Ice
I’m afraid there’s no way round it. I’m going to have to tell you, and you, dear reader, are just going to have
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Flesh and Fire
A challenge was laid down and, as ever, I couldn’t resist it. Here is a little 15 min audio version of my blog
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